Large format. Lavishly illustrated. Impressive work on sets &
history. DW.
VG+.

£25.00

Graham, F

Chess Sets 1st ed.

Studio Vista ‘68

84pp

88 b&w illustrations. Includes section on modern sets. DW.
VG

£14.00

Greygoose, F

Chessmen 1st ed. 1979

D & Charles

160pp

183 illustrations, many in colour.
DW
VG+

£16.00

Hammond, A

The Book of Chessmen 1st ed.

Barker 1950

160pp

61 b&w plates. By an expert dealer and collector.
XLib o/w VG-

£25.00

Keats, V

Chessmen For Collectors
1st ed.

Batsford ‘85

240pp

Large format. Many illustrations including coloured plates. 13
chapters on different countries, plus modern sets, literature & art,
appendix, bibliography etc. High production standards. DW
F-

£50.00

Keene, R. D.

Chess – An Illustrated History
1st ed.

Phaedon 1990

128pp

Large format. Sumptuously illustrated with many photos of pieces,
and other chess equipment etc.

£25.00

Liddell, D. M.

Chessmen

White Lion ‘76

171pp

c. 100 b&w plates illustrating chess sets. DW VG+

£28.00

Linder I. M.

The Art of Chess Pieces 1st ed.

Moscow ‘94

288pp

250 excellent photos b&w but mostly colour. Traces how chess pieces
through the ages reflect the various societies in which they were
created. Main text in English but bibliography in Cyrillic. Comes in
card slip case. V high production values. DW VG+

£30.00

Mackett-Beeson

Chessmen 1st ed. 1968

Weidenfeld

120pp

24 pp in colour with over 100 b&w illustrations. DW XLib o/w
VG.

£8.00

Mackett-Beeson

Chessmen

Octopus ‘73

97pp

Broadly the same as the 1968 ed. with 123 b&w and colour
illustrations.
DW VG

£10.00

Matthews, K

British Chess

Collins 1948

50pp

From the well-known series “Britain In Pictures”, this has 4
colour plates + 24 b&w illustrations, most showing pieces in use. DW
VG

£10.00

Schuyer, E.

Het
Schaakspel in de kunst-en cultuurhistorie
1968

Netherlands

88pp

60 b&w plates + other illustrations showing how chess is reflected &
recorded in art and cultural history. In Dutch. SB Small format.
VG

£9.00

Wichmann, H

Chess – The Story of Chesspieces from Antiquity to Modern Times.
1st

Hamlyn 1964

328pp

Large format with 196 plates, some in colour with extensive notes.

A real heavyweight work. DW VG

£39.00

Williams, G.

Master Pieces – The Architecture of Chess.

Quintet 2000

160pp

Small format but solidly produced. Lavishly illustrated on every
glossy page, with chess pieces, art works etc. A nice work – even
the DW has its own DW.
F

£15.00

Yalom, M

Birth of the Chess Queen – A History.

Pandora ‘04

276pp

In its Indian & Arab origins, there was no queen in chess, only a
vizier. It was only when the Arabs invaded Spain that Europeans
gradually changed the wise man to a wife – the queen, and thereby
hangs a fascinating tale of different culture values, across
continents and down the ages, thoroughly explored here. 56 photos 14
in full colour.
DW F

£14.00

Chess
Auction Catalogues

In alphabetical order of auctioneers and chronological order within
each section. pp refers to the number of pages in the chess section
of each catalogue.

Bloomsbury May 2007:

77pp

Included medal, banknotes and coins. Colour pictures for all 217
chess lots with description and estimates.
VG+